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Drug Facts

  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.

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